La Petite Venise, a photo from Alsace, East

Photographer's Note

La Petite Venise

Strasbourg has got Petite France, the town of Colmar, about 65 km south of Strasbourg, has got la Petite Venise (Little Venice). The area is crossed by several canals and has got many half-timbered houses, which used to be owned by butchers, tanners and fish sellers. As you can image, it is pretty popular with tourists.

Colmar is the third-largest city in Alsace and has got just over 130,000 inhabitants. It calls itself the capital of Alsatian wine. The historic centre has survived several wars between France and Germany pretty much unscathed.

Exif Data:
Make: SONY
Model: DSC-RX10M4
Software: PaintShop Pro 21,00
Exposure Time: 1/800 sec
F-Stop: f/4.0
ISO Speed Ratings: 100
Focal Length: 880/100 mm
Date Taken: 2021-08-09 16:47
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: Flash did not fire, auto mode
File Size: 6897 k

holmertz, PaulVDV, jhm, ikeharel, Royaldevon, Fis2, pierrefonds, PiotrF, COSTANTINO, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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holmertz (102708) 2021-10-19 8:22

Hej Lars,
Du fick god hj舁p av gynnsamma omst舅digheter att komponera den h舐 bilden. Husen p� b蘚a sidor om kanalen 舐 vackra och pittoreska, och de m蚣ga blommorna l舅gs vattnet tillf vackra f舐ger. Vyn l舅gs vattnet mynnar ut i en m舅gd m舅niskor i f舐gglada kl臈er b蘚e p� bron och i b蚯en, och p� gatan till her g蚌 lagom m蚣ga m舅niskor perfekt utspridda som om en regiss sagt 蚯 dem var de ska vara. Du fick god hj舁p av det vackra ljuset ocks�.
H舁sningar,
Gert

Silvio1953 (221627) 2021-10-19 8:40

Ciao Lars, great perspective on fantastic canal and fascinating town, beautiful reflections, excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

PaulVDV (62920) 2021-10-19 8:49

Hallo Lars,
Ik meende even dat het een nieuwe foto van Straatsburg was maar blijkbaar is Colmar even pittoresk.
Prachtige vakwerkhuizen langs het kanaal.
Ook hier werden de boorden van het water opgevrolijkt met heel wat bloemen.
We merken heel wat volk op de brug en ook het bootje zit helemaal vol.
Goed perspectief en uitstekende scherpte.
De wolkjes zorgen voor een mooie lucht.
Vele groeten, Paul

jhm (211736) 2021-10-19 9:10

Goedenavond Lars,

Ik durf bijna zeggen, een van uw mooiste uit de serie uit Frankrijk.
Aan beide zijden van de rivier de mooie oude gebouwen.
De brug als uiteinde zorgt voor een goede diepte en schitterend perspectief.
Kleuren en presentatie zijn perfect, bedankt.
Goed foto werk.

Prettige avond,
John

lousat (139286) 2021-10-19 9:23

Hi Lars,there are small Venice everywhere in the world..hahaha...but in fact this is one of the most beautiful to reminds a bit the italian pearl. Wonderful capture of old facades around the canal,great exposure and fine details as usual! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

Royaldevon (85932) 2021-10-19 10:31

Hello Lars,

This is the perfect complement to Strasbourg, with its canals, timber-framed houses and colourful flower decorations.
You chose the viewpoint well, taking good advantage of the converging lines for perspective and for reflections.
The buildings are so delightful, as from a fairy tale!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

Fis2 (170779) 2021-10-19 10:34

Witaj Lars!
Amazing fragment of town.
I liove it!
Excellent framing, colors and light.
I like this scene from daily life.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

pierrefonds (114470) 2021-10-19 11:19

Hi Lars,

The flower pots are eye-catching. The point of view is showing the details of the buildings and of the bridge. The quality of the light beautifies the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

pajaran (115911) 2021-10-19 11:20

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
Lepo mesto sa cvecem i arhitekturom, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom, perspektivom, uhvacenim trenutkom sa posetiocima i oblacima.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija.
Lep deo grada i stare kuce.
Dobar tekst o koriscenoj tehnici i elementima snimka.

Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja

BennyV (34748) 2021-10-19 12:58

Dag Lars

Er moeten zo'n duizend stadjes zijn die zich "klein Veneti�" noemen of een wijk hebben die zo heet. Dit is hoogst pittoresk, een regio die ik niet ken. Bij ons is Colmar de naam van een goedkope restaurantketen...tja.

Benny

PiotrF (54698) 2021-10-19 16:27

Hello Lars
A very nice view of this part of Colmar...little Venice.
I like good composition, nice colours and good sharpness. Fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

abmdsudi (95869) 2021-10-19 21:02

Hi Lars
An graceful canal scene so much heritage and culture in a place, obviously the eye is pulled into the olde worlde buildings and the lively crowd. The marriage of colour is just superb with excellent clarity and detail throughout. Lovely capture
Best regards

COSTANTINO (116518) 2021-10-19 22:27

Hello my dearest friend
this is not a simple postcard
but a worthseeing picture
from the best painter
photographer with perfect
color tones decorating
this unique landscape
thanks for the sharing
regards
costantino

ifege (48111) 2021-10-19 23:22

Hi Lars
Another excellent photo along a Strasbourg canal. Great colour and detail.
cheers
Ian

jemaflor (147156) 2021-10-19 23:24

Hi lars,
So photogenic, good depth result with the perspective of this canal, pleasant sunlight and perfect for the rendering of colorful flowers, tfs.

jmdias (115186) 2021-10-20 0:35

Lars

The canal is well surrounded by traditional houses, the flowers added ever a special touch of beauty,
Tc
Jorge

Gerrit (62042) 2021-10-20 2:24

Dag Lars,
een mooi stadje en toeristisch tegenwoordig druk bezocht zo te zien. Dat krijg je ervan als je jezelf met Veneti� gaat vergelijken.
groet, Gerrit

mkamionka (74447) 2021-10-20 3:21

Hi Lars,
Beautiful spot. The houses are so beautiful.
I suppose very much depends on the reason a war is happening.
For example both Germans and French treated these regions as their own and they wanted them to become part of their country so there was no point in damaging its beauty. On the other side, when Germany invaded Poland in 1939, the plan was to exploit and exterminate the Slavic nations, turning them first into slaves and later to exterminate them like Jews. For that reason the plan was to make as big damage to the culture as possible, both sending all Polish university professors in the early transport to Auschwitz and bombing Warsaw old town against all conventions for pure pleasure of destruction and to make of it an example.
That is also why the French-German friendship could resurrect after the war so much faster, there was not much war and destruction in this side of Germany.
Very picturesque spot, excellent capture!
M

vjmite (6586) 2021-10-21 3:32

Hi Lars,

Your photo makes me want to visit this beautiful town: canals decorated with flowers, lovely old buildings, green trees and sunny sky. It has it all. A sharp image with excellent depth of field and great composition and colours.

Vince

GyurMaster (24830) 2021-10-22 13:29

Hello Lars,

Excellent postcard photo, which obeys the rules of thirds and exhibits a lot of things to be observed eg the boat in front of the bridge. On the other hand no body is taking selfies - photographing their own faces - as you used the term. A positive thing. :)

Best Wishes,
Gy.

mcmtanyel (68533) 2021-10-22 21:35

Hello Lars,
It looks more orderly than what I have seen of Venice. Nice sense of depth.
Regards,
MT